France: Witnesses recount moments of Paris gas explosion

Witnesses of a Paris gas explosion recall the moment of the accident as shown in footage filmed on Saturday.

One of the witnesses said that her family was asleep when “the building started to shake” and they “heard smashing glass.” She went on to say that “about 15 minutes later there was a police” that informed about the explosion and evacuated people. “That’s what happened to us,” she concluded.

Another witness said that she “heard some people screaming,” adding “people living in our flat came and knocked to say that we have to get out.”